Pediatric Cancer News

Indeed, the 5-year survival for newly diagnosed osteosarcoma patients has not significantly changed in over 20 years.

Some doctors say a creative campaign could revolutionize pediatric cancer care. 5-year-old Brooke Mulford takes her stuffed animals and her toy medical supplies with her to Children's Hospital.

Cory Richardson, Kaegan Sheilds and Marley Murray work on stockings for pediatric cancer patients at St.

Branson Pediatric Cancer Survivor Sean Elkins Gets Visit from Santa & Mrs. Arkansas at CARTI Kids Christmas Party December 20th, 2009 by Press Release Sean Elkins, of Branson, was one of 70 current or former CARTI pediatric cancer patients who participated in the annual CARTI Kids Christmas Party in Little Rock, AR.

This weekend will be the last before Christmas , and if cookie baking is on the to-do list in these final days, here are a few helpful tips.

After pushing and trying and lobbying and traveling all the way to Washington, DC, a Clyde family got what they've been waiting for: money allocated toward pediatric cancer research.

WOODLAND PARK a ' Beatrice Gilmore School is taking an active part in ensuring that many families, whose loved ones are battling serious diseases, will feel some holiday warmth, love and support this season.

A bake sale to benefit Cookies for Kids' Cancer will be held Dec. 17-19 at Hoggy's Grandview, 1416 W. Fifth Ave.

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Four months after James Frew shaved his head to honor a classmate who died in 2006 of cancer, the 10-year-old was diagnosed with leukemia.

The holiday spirit filled Niagara Square as pediatric cancer patients, survivors, and their families enjoyed the annual Carly's Club.

Having a member of a pediatric patient's family join medical rounds benefits both the family and the medical team, U.S. researchers found.

EFFINGHAM COUNTY, GA - Christmas elves are popping up all over Effingham County, and they're causing big trouble for some students at Marlow Elementary School.

Five hundred students paused in the middle of a busy HUB-Robeson Center, exchanging frozen high-fives, hugging, reading newspapers and standing still for four minutes.

When Continental Airlines Flight 1225 departed Orlando International Airport Saturday for the North Pole, flight attendant Koko "Mistletoe" Guevarra required passengers to fasten their seat belts and believe.

Santa paid an early visit Monday morning to the City of Hope, where hundreds of toys were delivered by Albertsons officials.

Congressman Joe Sestak , joined by 21 members of Congress, sent a letter to President Barack Obama, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Seibelius, and Director of the Office of Management and Budget Peter Orszag, calling on the Administration to include $30 million for Pediatric Cancer Research in its Fiscal Year 2011 Budget request.

Late recurrence is a risk for some pediatric cancers, particularly Ewing sarcomas and tumors of the central nervous system, according to a new study published online December 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

Updates and renovations are one thing. Building the area's newest hospital from the ground up is another beast.

Who: Miranda Cosgrove's breakthrough performance on Nickelodeon's "Drake and Josh" led to her own show on the net, "iCarly." The actress-singer's film credits include "The School of Rock," "Keeping Up With the Steins" and an upcoming voice performance in Universal's animated "Despicable Me" alongside Steve Carell.